Read the extract below on food security and answer the questions that follow.
ENDING GLOBAL HUNGER
Toni Muir
As many as 795 million people around the world suffer under food insecurity. The majority of these people live in developing countries. There are a lot of empty, rumbling bellies mainly in the rural areas of Asia and Africa. 75% of the world's hungry live in rural areas. 50% of the small-scale farmers grow subsistence crops relying on family labour. This type of farming makes them vulnerable.
The good news, according to the United Nations World Food Programme, is that hunger is a completely solvable problem.
[Source: SAWUBONA, September 2015]
1. Define the term food security.
2. According to the article, why does food insecurity affect mostly people from South Asia and Africa?
3. Discuss TWO characteristics of subsistence farmers that make them vulnerable (at risk) to food insecurity.
4. Provide solutions to reduce the problem of global hunger.
Answer (2)
Food security is when all individuals have access to sufficient food for a healthy life. Food insecurity affects mainly South Asia and Africa due to reliance on subsistence farming, characterized by limited resources and family labor dependence. Solutions include improving farming practices, investing in infrastructure, and creating social safety nets.
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Food security is the condition where all individuals have reliable access to sufficient food. The article highlights that food insecurity primarily impacts South Asia and Africa due to reliance on subsistence farming, which has characteristics such as lack of resources and dependence on family labor. Solutions to global hunger include improved agricultural practices, infrastructure investment, and social safety nets. ;
